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Kansas City woman arrested for meth distribution, aggravated child endangerment in Osage Co.
OSAGE COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - A 37-year-old Kansas City woman was arrested after a traffic stop on Monday morning in Osage County, officials said. Authorities from the Osage County Sheriff’s Office stated that a K-9 Unit conducted a traffic stop after a traffic violation. The stop occurred at 189th...
Drew Beam makes it official with Royals, signs professional contract
Former Tennessee pitcher Drew Beam has inked his first professional contract with the Kansas City Royals after being drafted in the third round. The post Drew Beam makes it official with Royals, signs professional contract appeared first on On3.
Low Prices Continue Pressure on Farm Income
Farmers are on track nationally to harvest some of their biggest corn and soybean crops ever, and the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book says the ongoing decline in commodity prices is putting farm income in questionable territory. “Regional Fed banks in Chicago and Minneapolis say the farm income outlook had...
Beating the heat: Households without air conditioning seek assistance
At 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, cars began to file into the parking lot of Westlake ACE Hardware in Independence for a chance to get a free box fan from the Salvation Army. The event was set to begin at 8 a.m. But by 6:30 a.m., the parking lot was so full that volunteers decided to start handing out fans 90 minutes early.
KCFD: Man pronounced dead after being pulled from Brush Creek Monday night
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man is dead after being pulled from Brush Creek Monday night. It happened around 7:45 p.m. near Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard and Cleveland. KCFD crews were returning to the fire station when they spotted a body in Brush Creek. They were able to pull...
KSHB 41 Weather | Feeling more like summer rest of the week
Heating up today with an isolated afternoon storm possible. Highs will stay in the mid-80s today & reach the 90s by Thursday. Next week is trending very hot with highs consistently in the 90s. KANSAS CITY'S FORECAST. Tuesday: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy with another chance of isolated afternoon storms...
Workers at Wentzville Lear plant go on strike
WENTZVILLE (First Alert 4) -- Nearly 460 workers are on strike from the Lear seating assembly plant in Wentzville on Monday. Lear is a company responsible for making the seats in several cars, including for the General Motors plant across the street. The strike started at midnight. The Local 282...
Man cut two neighbors with machete in South City, police say
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A 33-year-old man cut two of his neighbors with a machete in South City on Sunday night, police say. The incident happened around 11:45 p.m. in the 3900 block of Chippewa in the Tower Grove South neighborhood. Police say the 33-year-old man went to the home of a 42-year-old and 19-year-old man and caused a disturbance. During the incident, he swung a machete and cut both victims.
Deer collision on Highway 59 leads to fatal motorcycle crash
A fatal motorcycle accident occurred on Highway 59, three miles north of Lanagan, Missouri, at approximately 3:05 a.m. on July 22, 2024. William D. Linclon, a 49-year-old man from Lanagan, Missouri, was riding a 2009 Harley Davidson Superglide southbound on Highway 59 when his motorcycle struck a deer in the roadway. This collision caused Linclon to travel off the left side of the roadway, hitting a guardrail. As a result, Linclon was ejected from the motorcycle and fell down an embankment.
Missouri Minute: Bayer seeks farm bill protections; judge halts St. Louis basic income program
Bayer, which produces the weed killer Roundup and has faced thousands of lawsuits alleging the product causes cancer, is working with U.S. lawmakers on the next federal farm bill to protect itself from further litigation. The proposed provision would use uniform national pesticide labeling to prevent states from creating their own labels, and it would protect Bayer and similar companies from liability for using previously approved labels. In technology news, a global software outage Friday was caused by a defective update from the software company CrowdStrike, affecting a range of Missouri companies, though a fix has since been issued. Plus, a St. Louis judge paused the city’s guaranteed basic income program that paid $500 a month to certain families until mid-2025, while considering a lawsuit claiming the program was unconstitutional. Keep reading for all the day’s business news.
Three Vehicle Accidents over the Weekend in West Central Missouri
Multiple motor vehicle accidents over the weekend in west central Missouri, including a collision between a pickup truck and a tractor, a fatal UTV rollover, and a single-vehicle accident resulting in moderate injuries. In Pettis County at 4:47 PM on Friday, July 19th, a pickup driven by William A. Anderson,...
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